Professor Darcy Morey April 17, 2006

When this semester ends, Kansas University assistant professor Darcy Morey will make a quiet departure from KU, an institution that once held promise for a blossoming career until a horrible car accident changed everything.

KU anthropology professor Darcy Morey has been struggling to maintain his work after being brain-damaged in an accident a couple of years back. He's frustrated the university isn't helpng him more -- so he's going to the University of Tennessee.

KU anthropology professor Darcy Morey prepares for his class in his Spooner Hall office surrounded by moving boxes of his books and papers. Morey has been struggling to maintain his work after being brain-damaged in an accident a couple of years back. He's frustrated the university isn't helpng him more -- so he's going to the University of Tennessee.

Darcy Morey's spacious office, in the former Museum of Anthropology KU anthropology gift shop, provides room for a critical piece of furniture - an overstuffed chair. Morey suffered severe injuries in an accident a couple of years back and the chair offers some relief from pain he still experiences. He's frustrated the university isn't helpng him more -- so he's going to the University of Tennessee.

Morey rolls on chair between a table and a computer desk as he prepares for a class Powerpoint presentation. KU anthropology professor Darcy Morey's mobility has been limited after he was injured in an accident a couple of years back.